Gottschalk blasphemes about the Kaulitz brothers

He is the Godfather of "Wetten, dass...?" and therefore Thomas Gottschalk is also concerned about what will happen to the show after his last appearance as presenter. The Kaulitz brothers are being touted as possible successors. Not a good choice, says the show titan.

What will happen to "Wetten, dass...?" after Thomas Gottschalk says goodbye to his last show as presenter? This is a question that is preoccupying TV Germany. Rumors have been circulating for several weeks that Bill and Tom Kaulitz would take over the cult TV show from 2025. Thomas Gottschalk himself has now commented on this speculation in his joint podcast with Mike Krüger, "Die Supernasen". The 73-year-old does not appear to be enthusiastic about the potential successors.

In the current episode of "Schönheitsoperationen und Charterfolge" on RTL on December 19, Mike Krüger addresses the topic of "Wetten, dass...?" successors. He had read that the "adopted sons of Heidi Klum" wanted to take over the TV show. Gottschalk replies that he has already heard the rumor and immediately contacted ZDF: "Of course I immediately asked whether this is the case, because I am naturally interested in what will become of this show. ZDF is not holding any talks - neither with one or the other Kaulitz. Not even with Heidi Klum, who is, so to speak, the legal guardian of the two."

In his opinion, the Kaulitz brothers' statement was "a kind of hoax". He believes "it would not be the right decision to continue 'Wetten, dass...' with the two of them". They would also not have managed to continue their own show "That's My Jam". "They did have a show once, but it was discontinued due to a lack of viewers," said Gottschalk in the podcast. RTL removed the show from its free TV program after just three editions in the summer.

Bill and Tom Kaulitz announced their intention to take over 'Wetten, dass...?' at the end of November during their acceptance speech at the "1Live Krone" and repeated this statement in their podcast "Kaulitz Hills" at the beginning of December. When asked by the news agency spot on news at the end of November, ZDF itself announced: "ZDF will decide how to proceed with the format in due course."